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Where does “-androus” come from?

-androus (English) comes from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-androus (English): having a specified number of stamens; having the...

Definitions

  1. having a specified number of stamens; having the...

Ancestry of “-androus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
2Middle English-ous—
3Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
4Latin-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “-androus”

  • polyandrous
  • protandrous
  • monandrous
  • polygynandrous
  • gynandrous
  • diandrous
  • anandrous
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